MTB’ing beautiful Sydney trails

zoutpiel — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 10:57:00 +0000

Since I’ve been recovering from some broken bones, I miss riding my bike so very much. Something’s definitely missing. I (in red) filmed this for Grant (Trailflix) with my mate Seb some months ago so since I am in a ‘retro’ mood thought I may drop it in.

This is a highlights reel of one trail in Sydney – and it’s shitty quality after I have pushed it into youtube – but the terrain summarises what much of Sydney mountain-biking is about. Lots of sandstone and lots of little challenges=heaven on 2 wheels.

If you are visiting Sydney and want to get a real insight into the trails available – these vids will guide you (turn for turn if you wish) – a fantastic resource: http://www.trailflix.com.au/

Eina

zoutpiel — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 04:35:00 +0000

I went for a ride with my mate Seb last week – the 2 gorges. About 30k down and we started the descent down into Berowra Waters. I’ve been riding bikes for 20 years, and as an experienced rider I don’t expect to make stupid beginner mistakes. Sure I wipe out going for stuff on a Mountain bike, but not on a road bike – on bitumen, on a straight road. But I did – I touched Seb’s wheel and went down – hard. Seb’s GPS tells us that I was doing 62kph at the point of impact – collar bone broken, some ribs and a few bruises. My first words were ‘hospital’ as I could hardly breathe and was in a world of pain. On the bright side: a) I was damn lucky – at that speed your organs can rupture and then it’s another story. b) 60mg of Morphine was interesting! Bike is trashed, glasses trashed and helmet trashed. Time for some new goodies!

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MTB’ing beautiful Sydney trails

Eina